Health expectancy: From a population health indicator to a tool for policy making

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 242-258

  Barendregt, Jan J ^a   Bonneux, Luc ^a   Van Der Maas, Paul J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INJURY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

EID: 0031971138     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089826439801000207     Document Type: Article

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